A group of Australian influencers purposely tried to get their phone pickpocketed in Barcelona, with the aim of taking a selfie with the thief afterwards.

The lads behind the @betheonebt1 TikTok account, which has more than 119,000 followers, chose Barcelona as it is notorious for being one of the worst cities in the world for pickpockets.

They explained at the start of their video: “We’re in Barcelona, Spain right now, the number one voted place in the world for pickpockets, we’ve come with a…